Astronauts in Space Suits

Astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), preparing for spacewalks and engaging in training, showcasing equipment and action in a space setting.

Date: 12-10-13Location: Bldg7, SSATASubject: SSATA EMU crew training and certification for Expedition 40/41 ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst - DRY RUN

ISS024-E-011678 (11 Aug. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock, Expedition 24 flight engineer, attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as the second of three planned spacewalks to remove and replace an ammonia pump module that failed July 31 draws to a close.

Date: 12-10-13Location: Bldg7, SSATASubject: SSATA EMU crew training and certification for Expedition 40/41 ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst - DRY RUN

View of Rick Mastracchio,in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU),working to mate spare Pump Module (PM) Quick Disconnects (QDs) during International Space Station (ISS) Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 25. Image was released by astronaut on Twitter.

JSC2012-E-107906 (31 July 2012) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer and Expedition 35 commander, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Expedition 34/35 flight engineer, assisted Hadfield.

S129-E-008010 (23 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Randy Bresnik, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 42-minute spacewalk, Bresnik and astronaut Robert L. Satcher Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, removed a pair of micrometeoroid and orbital debris shields from the Quest airlock and strapped them to the External Stowage Platform #2, then moved an articulating foot restraint to the airlock, and released a bolt on a starboard truss ammonia tank assembly (ATA) in preparation for an STS-131 spacewalk that will replace the ATA.

As the construction continued on the International Space Station (ISS), STS-118 Astronaut Dave Williams, representing the Canadian Space Agency, participated in the fourth and final session of Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA). During the 5 hour space walk, Williams and Expedition 15 engineer Clay Anderson (out of frame) installed the External Wireless Instrumentation System Antenna, attached a stand for the shuttle robotic arm extension boom, and retrieved the two Materials International Space Station Experiments (MISSE) for return to Earth. MISSE collects information on how different materials weather in the environment of space.

S123-E-007906 (21 March 2008) --- Astronaut Robert L. Behnken, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the mission's fourth scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 24-minute spacewalk, Behnken and astronaut Mike Foreman (out of frame), mission specialist, replaced a failed Remote Power Control Module -- essentially a circuit breaker -- on the station's truss. The spacewalkers also tested a repair method for damaged heat resistant tiles on the space shuttle. This technique used a caulk-gun-like tool named the Tile Repair Ablator Dispenser to dispense a material called Shuttle Tile Ablator-54 into purposely damaged heat shield tiles. The sample tiles will be returned to Earth to undergo extensive testing on the ground.

STS006-22-038 (7 April 1983) --- Astronaut F. Story Musgrave, one of two STS-6 mission specialists who performed a long, successful extravehicular activity (EVA) in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenger, moves along a slide wire near the now vacated inertial upper stages (ISU) airborne support equipment (ASE). Astronaut Donald H. Peterson, sharing the cargo bay with Dr. Musgrave, exposed this frame with a 35mm camera, while astronauts Paul J. Weitz, commander; Karol J. Bobko, pilot, remained in the cabin.

STS109-E-5381 (6 March 2002) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, payload commander, gives a "thumbs up" signal to crewmates inside Space Shuttle Columbia's crew cabin during a task on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in the cargo bay of the shuttle during the STS-109 mission's third space walk. The primary purpose of the extravehicular activity (EVA) of astronauts Grunsfeld and Richard M. Linnehan was to replace the Power Control Unit on the giant telescope. The image was recorded with a digital still camera by one of Grunsfeld's crew mates inside Columbia's cabin.

S124-E-005904 (3 June 2008) --- Attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, astronauts Mike Fossum (right) and Ron Garan, STS-124 mission specialists, interlock hands in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as they are about to begin the mission's first scheduled spacewalk while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station.

iss059e006420 (March 29, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Christina Koch enters the Quest airlock moments before completing her first spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station's power storage capacity. She and fellow spacewalker Nick Hague (out of frame) of NASA worked outside in the vacuum of space for six hours and 45 minutes to continue swapping batteries and install adapter plates on the station's Port-4 truss structure.

Astronaut working in space

STS-114 Mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency participating in the mission's third session of extravehicular activity

ISS014-E-13416 (8 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, participates in the final of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) in nine days, as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 40-minute spacewalk, Lopez-Alegria and Sunita L. Williams (out of frame), flight engineer, completed tasks that will allow for the attachment of a cargo platform during the STS-118 mission this summer and relocation of the P6 truss during STS-120 later this year.

ISS011-E-11949 (18 August 2005) --- Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The 4 hour 58 minute spacewalk by Phillips and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (seen in Phillip;s helmet visor), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, was the 62nd EVA in support of Station assembly and maintenance, the 34th conducted from the Station itself, and the 16th from the Pirs Docking Compartment.

ISS032-E-025174 (5 Sept. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 32 flight engineer, participates in the mission's third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Hoshide and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (out of frame), flight engineer, completed the installation of a Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) that was hampered last week by a possible misalignment and damaged threads where a bolt must be placed. They also installed a camera on the International Space Station's robotic arm, Canadarm2. A cloud-covered part of Earth is visible in the background

ISS040-E-099097 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Alexander Skvortsov (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.

S124-E-006335 (5 June 2008) --- Astronaut Mike Fossum, STS-124 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Fossum and astronaut Ron Garan (out of frame), mission specialist, installed television cameras on the front and rear of the Kibo Japanese Pressurized Module (JPM) to assist Kibo robotic arm operations, removed thermal covers from the Kibo robotic arm, prepared an upper JPM docking port for flight day seven's attachment of the Kibo logistics module, readied a spare nitrogen tank assembly for its installation during the third spacewalk, retrieved a failed television camera from the Port 1 truss, and inspected the port Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ).

JSC2001-E-11702 (9 April 2001) --- Astronaut James F. Reilly, STS-104 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) fit check in one of the chambers in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The STS-104 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) represents the Space Shuttle Atlantis' first flight using a new engine and is targeted for a liftoff no earlier than June 14, 2001.

ISS016-E-025993 (30 Jan. 2008) --- Astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as maintenance and construction continue on the International Space Station. During the 7-hour, 10-minute spacewalk, Whitson and astronaut Daniel Tani (out of frame), flight engineer, replaced a motor, known as the Bearing Motor Roll Ring Module (BMRRM), at the base of one of the station's solar wings. The BMRRM is part of the Beta Gimbal Assembly, which experienced electrical failures Dec. 8. A blue and white Earth and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.

Close-up of an astronaut floating in the space

ISS042E292519 (03/01/2015) --- U.S. astronaut Terry Virts tweeted his followers this image after completing a series of spacewalks with his partner astronaut Barry Butch Wilmore to prepare the International Space Station for upcoming U.S. commercial spacecraft currently in development. Virts commented on the tweet Mission Accomplished - 3 #spacewalks, 800' of cable, 4 antennas, 3 laser reflectors, 1 greased robotic arm.

STS112-E-5316 (12 October 2002) --- Astronaut Piers J. Sellers. STS-112 mission specialist, prepares to fetch a spacewalking tool in the forward cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Sellers was in the midst of a six hour, four minute session of extravehicular activity (EVA) on which he was joined by astronaut David A. Wolf (out of frame).

STS113-E-05163 (26 November 2002) --- Astronaut John B. Herrington prepares to egress the airlock to begin the first of three scheduled STS-113 spacewalks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS). In cooperation with the rest of the shuttle and station crewmembers, astronauts Herrington and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, both mission specialists, went on to complete a smooth spacewalk to hook up connections between the Port One (P1) truss and the rest of the station.

iss063e034981 (July 1, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander is pictured in his U.S. spacesuit halfway inside the crew lock portion of the Quest airlock during a spacewalk to replace batteries on the International Space Station's Starboard-6 truss structure.

ISS020-E-038152 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John Danny Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discoverys cargo bay.

iss061e003683 (Oct. 6, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan waves from inside the crew lock portion of the Quest airlock where spacewalks in U.S. spacesuits are staged. He would go on to conduct a seven hour and one minute spacewalk with NASA astronaut Christina Koch to begin the latest round of upgrading the station's large nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries.

ISS025-E-014965 (14 Nov. 2010) --- A Russian Orlan spacesuit was photographed by an Expedition 25 crew member in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. This suit is one of two designated for use in a Nov. 15 spacewalk.

Astronaut in outer space against the backdrop of the planet earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

ISS040-E-099407 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, uses a still camera during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.

Photograph final space shuttle crew training session in the NBL with STS-135 Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus & Rex Walheim. STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson serves as Intravehicular suit-up lead, Pilot Doug Hurley serves as robotic arm operator. Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus & Rex Walheim in the water. Photo Date: June 13, 2011. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

iss061e142964 (Jan. 25, 2020) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano is pictured tethered to the International Space Station while finalizing thermal repairs on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a dark matter and antimatter detector, during a spacewalk that lasted 6 hours and 16 minutes.

ISS018-E-041084 (19 March 2009) --- Astronaut Steve Swanson, STS-119 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, seven-minute spacewalk, Swanson and astronaut Richard Arnold (out of frame), mission specialist, connected bolts to permanently attach the S6 truss segment to S5. The spacewalkers plugged in power and data connectors to the truss, prepared a radiator to cool it, opened boxes containing the new solar arrays and deployed the Beta Gimbal Assemblies containing masts that support the solar arrays.

Expedition 32 crew member Sunita Williams during her EMU Training and Certification. Photo Date: September 8, 2011. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber.

iss059e016628 (April 8, 2019) --- Expedition 59 Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency participates in a six-and-a-half hour spacewalk with NASA astronaut Anne McClain (out of frame). The spacewalkers successfully established a redundant path of power to the Canadian-built robotic arm, known as Canadarm2, and installed cables to provide for more expansive wireless communications coverage outside the orbital complex, as well as for enhanced hardwired computer network capability. The duo also relocated an adapter plate from the first spacewalk in preparation for future battery upgrade operations.

ISS033-E-018380 (1 Nov. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 33 flight engineer, is pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as he prepares for the start of a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) outside the International Space Station on Nov. 1, 2012. Hoshide is wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.

S127-E-006810 (18 July 2009) --- Astronaut Tim Kopra, mission specialist, is pictured during the first of five planned spacewalks to be performed on the International Space Station by the STS-127 crew. When the Endeavour crew returns to Earth, Kopra will stay onboard the station to serve as flight engineer for ISS expedition duty.

S127-E-007289 (20 July 2009) --- This is one of a series of digital still images showing astronaut Tom Marshburn performing his first spacewalk and the Endeavour crews second of the scheduled five overall in a little more than a week to continue work on the International Space Station. Astronauts Marshburn and Dave Wolf (out of frame), both mission specialists, successfully transferred a spare KU-band antenna to long-term storage on the space station, along with a backup coolant system pump module and a spare drive motor for the station's robot arm transporter. Installation of a television camera on the Japanese Exposed Facility experiment platform was deferred to a later spacewalk.

S122-E-008219 (13 Feb. 2008) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Hans Schlegel, STS-122 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 45-minute spacewalk, among other tasks, Schlegel and NASA astronaut Rex Walheim (out of frame), mission specialist, worked to replace a nitrogen tank used to pressurize the station's ammonia cooling system.

iss056e012404 (June 14, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold is pictured during a spacewalk he conducted with fellow NASA astronaut Drew Feustel (out of frame) on June 14, 2018. During the six-hour, 49-minute spacewalk the duo installed high-definition cameras to provide enhanced views of commercial crew spacecraft, including the SpaceX Crew Dragon and the Boeing Starliner, as they approach and dock with the International Space Station.

ISS030-E-080211 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 30 flight engineer, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment following a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. Kononenko is wearing a blue thermal undergarment that complements the Russian Orlan spacesuit.

S100-E-5264 (22 April 2001) --- A smiling astronaut Scott E. Parazynski, STS-100 mission specialist, peers into the crew cabin of the Space Shuttle Endeavour during a lengthy spacewalk to perform important work on the International Space Station (ISS). The Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-2), which temporarily anchors the orbital outpost to the shuttle, can be seen behind the astronaut. The picture was recorded with a digital still camera.

ISS030-E-079953 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, Expedition 30 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 15-minute spacewalk, Shkaplerov and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (out of frame), flight engineer, moved the Strela-1 crane from the Pirs Docking Compartment to begin preparing the Pirs for its replacement next year with a new laboratory and docking module. The duo used another boom, the Strela-2, to move the hand-operated crane to the Poisk module for future assembly and maintenance work. Both telescoping booms extend like fishing rods and are used to move massive components outside the station. On the exterior of the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), they also installed the Vinoslivost Materials Sample Experiment, which will investigate the influence of space on the mechanical properties of the materials. The spacewalkers also collected a test

S128-E-007695 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.

ISS017-E-010353 (8 July 2008) --- Attired in their Russian Orlan spacesuits, Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (right, partially out of frame) and Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 commander and flight engineer, respectively, prepare for their spacewalk scheduled for July 10. During the full dress rehearsal "dry run", the crewmembers tested translation capability and the status of the suits' communications gear and other systems while in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station.

ISS017-E-008757 (3 June 2008) --- Astronaut Ron Garan, STS-124 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 48-minute spacewalk, Garan and astronaut Mike Fossum (out of frame), mission specialist, loosened restraints holding the Orbiter Boom Sensor System in its temporary stowage location on the space station's starboard truss, prepared the Kibo Japanese Pressurized Module for its installation to the space station, demonstrated cleaning techniques for the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint's (SARJ) race ring, and installed a replacement SARJ Trundle Bearing Assembly.

S127-E-009315 (27 July 2009) --- Astronaut Christopher Cassidy, STS-127 mission specialist, participates in the mission's fifth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the four-hour, 54-minute spacewalk, Cassidy and astronaut Tom Marshburn (out of frame), mission specialist, secured multi-layer insulation around the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator known as Dextre, split out power channels for two space station Control Moment Gyroscopes, installed video cameras on the front and back of the new Japanese Exposed Facility and performed a number of get ahead” tasks, including tying down some cables and installing handrails and a portable foot restraint to aid future spacewalkers.

STS105-346-007 (18 August 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, during the second STS-105 extravehicular activity, prepares to work with the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE). The experiment was installed on the outside of the Quest Airlock during the first extravehicular activity (EVA) of the STS-105 mission. MISSE will collect information on how different materials weather in the environment of space.

iss053e079156 (Oct. 5, 2017) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei is pictured during a spacewalk to service components on the Canadarm2 robotic arm during a spacewalk with NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik (out of frame).

Astronaut participates in extravehicular activity

ISS036-E-019704 (16 July 2013) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. A little more than one hour into the spacewalk, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano (out of frame) reported water floating behind his head inside his helmet. The water was not an immediate health hazard for Parmitano, but Mission Control decided to end the spacewalk early.

STS109-E-5399 (5 March 2002) --- Astronaut James H. Newman, mission specialist, moves about in the Space Shuttle Columbia's cargo bay while working in tandem with astronaut Michael J. Massimino (out of frame), mission specialist, during the STS-109 mission's second day of extravehicular activity (EVA). Inside Columbia's cabin, astronaut Nancy J. Currie, mission specialist, controlled the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to assist the two in their work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Part of the giant telescope's base, latched down in the payload bay, can be seen just above Newman. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

. iss068e045241 (Feb. 2, 2023) - NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is pictured in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during her second spacewalk. She and fellow spacewalker Koichi Wakata (out of frame) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) installed a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure that will enable the future installation of the orbiting lab's next roll-out solar array.

iss059e001427 (March 22, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Anne McClain is suited up in the U.S. Quest airlock preparing to begin her first career spacewalk with fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague (out of frame). Hague and McClain would work outside in the vacuum of space for six hours and 39 minutes to upgrade the International Space Station's power storage capacity.

S90-30521 (20 Feb 1990) --- Though no extravehicular activity is planned for STS-31, two crewmembers train for contingencies that would necessitate leaving their shirt sleeve environment of Discovery's cabin and performing chores with their Hubble Space Telescope payload or related hardware. Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan, mission specialist, is seen egressing the hatchway of the airlock of a full scale mockup of a Shuttle cabin to interface with an HST mockup in JSC's 25.-ft. deep pool in the weightless environment training facility (WET-F). Two SCUBA-equipped divers who assisted in the training session are also seen. Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, is out of frame.

S114-E-6893 (3 August 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), participates in the mission;s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

Astronaut participates in extravehicular activity

iss055e073488 (May 7, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Drew Feustel is suited up inside his U.S. spacesuit ready to begin a spacewalk that took place May 16, 2016.

ISS020-E-038510 (5 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, one-minute spacewalk, Fuglesang and NASA astronaut John Danny Olivas (out of frame), mission specialist, deployed the Payload Attachment System (PAS), replaced the Rate Gyro Assembly #2, installed two GPS antennae and did some work to prepare for the installation of Node 3 next year. During connection of one of two sets of avionics cables for Node 3, one of the connectors could not be mated. This cable and connector were wrapped in a protective sleeve and safed. All other cables were mated successfully.

iss060e038558 (8/21/2019) --- A view of Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs) in the Quest Airlock (A/L) aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Quest Airlock is a pressurized space station module consisting of two compartments attached end-to-end by a connecting bulkhead and hatch. The two compartments are the Equipment Lock which provides the systems for suit maintenance and refurbishment and the Crew Lock which provides the actual exit for performing spacewalks. The airlock is the primary path for spacewalk entry and departure for astronauts wearing U.S. spacesuits. Quest can also support the Russian Orlan spacesuit for spacewalks.

STS112-E-05489 (14 October 2002) --- Astronaut Piers J. Sellers, STS-112 mission specialist, attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit, is photographed in the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS) prior to the third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut David A. Wolf (out of frame), mission specialist, joined Sellers on the spacewalk.

STS109-E-5388 (5 March 2002) --- Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, mission specialist, checks a tool in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Columbia duringthe STS-109 mission's second day of extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronauts Massimino and James H. Newmanworked to replace the second set of solar arrays on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

iss053e095699 (Oct. 10, 2017) --- Astronaut Mark Vande Hei is pictured tethered to the outside of the U.S. Destiny laboratory module during a spacewalk on Oct. 10, 2017.

STS105-E-5224 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Daniel T. Barry is just about ready to egress the airlockonboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to begin a lengthy space walk to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS). The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

Working on Space Station

An astronaut participates in a session of extravehicular activity.

iss061e001616 (Oct. 6, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan is suited up in a U.S. spacesuit before beginning a seven hour and one minute spacewalk to upgrade the station's large nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries.

Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos has his Sokol suits pressure checked for his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. During the Soyuz spacecraft's climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred, resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered and is in good condition.

S115-E-05750 (12 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, STS-115 mission specialist, looks toward the digital still camera of his space walk colleague, astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper as the two share extravehicular activity (EVA) duties during the first of three scheduled spacewalks. Stefanyshyn-Piper's full body is reflected as a tiny figure in Tanner's helmet visor. The STS-115 astronauts and the Expedition 13 crew members are joining efforts this week to resume construction of the International Space Station.

STS109-322-028 (6 March 2002) --- Astronaut Richard M. Linnehan, STS-109 mission specialist, participates in the third of five space walks to perform work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Linnehan's sun shield reflects astronaut John M. Grunsfeld and the blue and white Earth's hemisphere as well as one of the telescope's new solar arrays. The third overall STS-109 extravehicular activity (EVA) marked the second of three for Linnehan and Grunsfeld, payload commander. On this particular walk, the two turned off the telescope in order to replace the power control unit or PCU--the heart of its power system. Grunsfeld took this photo with a 35mm camera.

S130-E-007806 (13 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station prior to the start of the missions second spacewalk.

iss059e016770 (April 8, 2019) --- Expedition 59 Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency participates in a six-and-a-half hour spacewalk with NASA astronaut Anne McClain (out of frame). The spacewalkers successfully established a redundant path of power to the Canadian-built robotic arm, known as Canadarm2, and installed cables to provide for more expansive wireless communications coverage outside the orbital complex, as well as for enhanced hardwired computer network capability. The duo also relocated an adapter plate from the first spacewalk in preparation for future battery upgrade operations.

S134-E-008955 (25 May 2011) --- With components of the International Space Station in the view, NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel (left) and Michael Fincke are pictured during the STS-134 missions third spacewalk. The two mission specialists coordinated their shared activity with NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff (out of frame), who stayed in communication with the pair and with Mission Control Center in Houston from the shirt sleeve environment inside the ISS.

ISS038-E-020357 (24 Dec. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 38 flight engineer, participates in the second of two spacewalks, spread over a four-day period, which were designed to allow the crew to change out a faulty water pump on the exterior of the Earth orbiting International Space Station. He was joined on both spacewalks by NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins. Part of a solar array panel is behind Mastracchio.

JSC2007-E-20540 (26 April 2007) --- Astronaut Douglas H. Wheelock, STS-120 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli, mission specialist, assisted Wheelock.

ISS021-E-030643 (21 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-129 mission specialist, looks toward his camera bearing crewmate, astronaut Randy Bresnik, who captured the image with an electronic still camera. The two were in the midst of the second scheduled spacewalk for the Atlantis crew members.

JSC2006-E-44652 (16 Oct. 2006) --- Astronaut John D. (Danny) Olivas, STS-117 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is about to begin a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center.

STS112-E-5264 (12 October 2002) --- Astronaut David A. Wolf, STS-112 mission specialist, is ready to egressthe airlock to begin the mission's second scheduled spacewalk.

ISS020-E-023821 (24 July 2009) ---Astronaut Tom Marshburn stands suited and almost ready to participate in the July 24 flight day 10 spacewalk. He and astronaut Christopher Cassidy (out of frame) are also scheduled to wrap up the EVA work with a fifth overall session on July 27. The two mission specialists are part of a 13-member aggregation of astronauts and cosmonauts currently onboard the orbital outpost while its crew of six plays host to Endeavour's crew of seven.

. iss068e045166 (Feb. 2, 2023) - Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is pictured in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during his second spacewalk. He and fellow spacewalker Nicole Mann (out of frame) of NASA installed a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure that will enable the future installation of the orbiting lab's next roll-out solar array.

STS109-E-5653 (6 March 2002) --- Astronaut Richard M. Linnehan, mission specialist, has just completed donning his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) space suit for the second bonafide time during the STS-109 mission. Astronauts Linnehan and John M. Grunsfeld were about to embark on the third of fivescheduled STS-109 space walks. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

S133-E-008058 (2 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in the missions second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 14-minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Alvin Drew (out of frame), mission specialist, tackled a variety of tasks, including venting into space some remaining ammonia from a failed pump module they moved during the missions first spacewalk.

ISS005-E-09716 (14 August 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five flight engineer, wears a Russian Orlan spacesuit as she prepares for an upcoming session of extravehicular activity (EVA) from the Pirs docking compartment on the International Space Station (ISS). The spacewalk is scheduled for August 16, 2002, which will be the 42nd spacewalk at the station and the 17th based out of the station. Whitson and cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, mission commander, will install six debris panels on the Zvezda Service Module. The panels are designed to shield Zvezda from potential space debris impacts.

jsc2018e035917 (April 11, 2018) ---2017 NASA astronaut candidate Matthew Dominick wears a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.

ISS007-E-12318 (7 August 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, is pictured wearing an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

S125-E-007866 (16 May 2009) --- Astronaut John Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in the missions third session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues to refurbish and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. During the six-hour, 36-minute spacewalk, Grunsfeld and astronaut Andrew Feustel (out of frame), mission specialist, removed the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement and installed in its place the new Cosmic Origins Spectrograph. They also completed the Advanced Camera for Surveys electronic card replacement work, and completed part 2 of the ACS repair, installing a new electronics box and cable.

ISS028-E-020581 (3 Aug. 2011) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Sergei Volkov (out of frame), both Expedition 28 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 23-minute spacewalk, Volkov and Samokutyaev moved a cargo boom from one airlock to another, installed a prototype laser communications system and deployed an amateur radio micro-satellite.

STS097-377-006 (7 December 2000) --- --- Space walking Endeavour astronauts topped off their scheduled space walk activities with an image of an evergreen tree (left) placed atop the P6solar array structure, the highest point in their construction project. Astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, mission specialist, then posed for this photo with the "tree" before returning to the shirt-sleeve environment of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Astronaut Carlos I. Noriega, mission specialist who shared three STS-97 space walks with Tanner,took the photo with a 35mm camera.

iss061e138059 (Jan. 21, 2020) --- Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) works on U.S. spacesuits that he and NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan will wear on a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 25. The duo will finalize thermal repairs on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, an astrophysics device searching for evidence of dark matter and antimatter on the International Space Station's Starboard-3 truss structure.

ISS012-E-17019 (4 Feb. 2006) --- Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, cosmonaut Valery I. Tokarev, Expedition 12 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, waves at the camera from inside the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station following the completion of the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

ISS014-E-09786 (14 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, also participated in the spacewalk. The station's Canadarm2 end effector is at left.

S124-E-007439 (8 June 2008) --- Astronauts Ron Garan (left) and Mike Fossum (right), both STS-124 mission specialists, prepare for the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station. Astronauts Mark Kelly (background center), commander, and Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer, assisted Garan and Fossum.

S122-E-008317 (13 Feb. 2008) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Hans Schlegel, STS-122 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 45-minute spacewalk, among other tasks, Schlegel and NASA astronaut Rex Walheim (out of frame), mission specialist, worked to replace a nitrogen tank used to pressurize the station's ammonia cooling system.

STS109-E-5450 (4 March 2002) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, payload commander, peers into the crew cabin of the Space Shuttle Columbia during the first STS-109 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) on March 4, 2002. Grunsfeld's helmet visor, with the sunshield now in place, displays mirrored images of the Earth's hemisphere and the Space Shuttle Columbia's aft cabin. The distorted reflection gives the crew cabin a cyclops-like appearance. Astronauts Grunsfeld and Richard M. Linnehan replaced the starboard solar array on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) on the first of five scheduled STS-109 space walks. The lower portion of the giant telescope can be seen behind the payload commander. The image was recorded with a digital still camera by a crewmate on shuttle's aft flight deck.

ISS036-E-011477 (24 June 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 34-minute spacewalk, Yurchikhin and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin (out of frame), Expedition 36 flight engineer, replaced an aging fluid flow control panel on the station's Zarya module as preventative maintenance on the cooling system for the Russian segment of the station. They also installed clamps for future power cables as an early step toward swapping the Pirs airlock with a new multipurpose laboratory module. The Russian Federal Space Agency plans to launch a combination research facility, airlock and docking port late this year on a Proton rocket. Yurchikhin and Misurkin also retrieved two science experiments and installed a new one.

ISS018-E-009351 (20 Nov. 2008) --- Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, STS-126 mission specialist, attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of the mission's second scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.

ISS014-E-08071 (17 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander, participates in an Russian Orlan spacesuit translation exercise in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station as the crewmembers prepare for their spacewalk scheduled for Nov. 22.

DATE: 3-4-13LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA Chamber SUBJECT: STB-ST-990 - Crew Training, SSATA ISS Increment 36 EMU Dry Run (Crewmember Luca Parmitano).

ISS036-E-035163 (22 Aug. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Expedition 36 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 58-minute spacewalk, Misurkin and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin (out of frame) completed the replacement of a laser communications experiment with a new platform for a small optical camera system, the installation of new spacewalk aids and an inspection of antenna covers.

ISS022-E-023793 (12 Jan. 2010) --- Attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer, checks out his Orlan suit in preparation for a spacewalk scheduled for Jan. 14 to outfit the new Poisk module for future Russian vehicle dockings.

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